"personification" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 拟人化

Definition

赋予非人事物以人的特征、感情或动作，通常用于文学或艺术中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用来描述诗歌和故事中的修辞手法，如“风在低语”。有时也用在品牌或象征意义的讨论中。

Examples

Personification makes stories more interesting.

**拟人化**让故事更有趣。

The writer used personification to describe the sun smiling.

作者用**拟人化**描述太阳在微笑。

A common example of personification is 'the wind howled'.

**拟人化**的常见例子是“风在咆哮”。

Kids laugh when they see personification in cartoons, like cars that talk.

孩子们看到卡通里有像会说话的汽车这样的**拟人化**会觉得好笑。

Marketing often uses personification to create friendly brand characters.

市场营销常用**拟人化**来创造亲切的品牌形象。

If you say 'time flies,' you’re using personification too!

如果你说“时间飞逝”，其实也在用**拟人化**！